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Local and international performing groups participate in a parade for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on Feb. 19. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Millions of Asians are traveling home to celebrate the weeks-long Lunar New Year, but are...

In a scene in this year’s Oscar-nominated “Birdman,” Michael Keaton’s washed-up actor character confronts his arch nemesis — a critic. The “Birdman” unloads on the fictional New York Times columnist,...

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria is pictured in this medical illustration provided by the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The UCLA Health System said seven patients were infected with a potentially deadly, drug-...

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver stops to speak at microphones as he leaves the U.S. Federal Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City January 22, 2015. Silver, 70, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats for more than two...

The caramel coloring used in soda has been linked to a rise in cancer risk. Photo by Flickr user Phera Laster
The brown coloring in your soda may be linked to increased cancer risk, according to a new study.
A chemical called 4-methylimidazole,...